Improvem ent in pen d ent measurlng-funnels



e. A. KEENE.

Liquid Measure No. 35.613; Patented June 17, 1862.

N. FEI'ERS. Phohyulhographer, Wnhingiom 04 a I S AT Specifieati gro allfwhom it mctyi corwern: Be it, known that I, GEORGE A. KEENE, of Newburyport, in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Pendent Tunnel- Measure; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear and exactdescription of the constructionan operation of the same, reference being had -1to the accompanying drawing, forminga part of this specification. The nature of my improvement consists in jattaehing a pendent tunnelmeasure to a caskfaueet by means of a rubber or other flexible pipe, so that inwhatever idirection the cask may be tippedthefljatjtop of said measure miwill preservejits jlevel,;so as to nieasureeorreetlyby the graduated glass on the side, while atthesametime all dust andinsects are effectually excluded. j i i i,

The figure is ajside view of the tunnel-meas- 'ureattached tothe faucet of a-cask. I To enable others skilled in the art to make a and use my improvement, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation.

A is a cask of anykind, and B is the horse or frame in general use for supporting the ,same. h a a f G is a faucet, of the ordinary construction, inserted inthe head ore cask, A.. w

F is aeoveredmeasure, of tin or other suitable material, inthe center of whose bottom, asrepresented in-thedrawing, is a faucet, G, i theend of which is straight and of such a size as to enter the nose ofJa common bottle or jug. In the top of the measure isa small vent.

K H is a piece. of glass inserted in'the side of the measure, water-tight,in the usual manner, through which glass the liquid in the measure PATENT OFFI E.

enonenn. KIEENE, oFfNnWBURYPonT, MASSACHUSETTS. ,iMPRoveME r m PENDENTlMEASURlNG-FUNNELS'.g

formin part of LettersPatent No. 35,613, dated June 17,1862,

Attached to and projecting up from the center of the top of F, as shown by the dotted lines, is a short tube.

D is a rubber or other flexible pipe,into the upper end of which the lower end of the fancet O is inserted and confined by means of a string orwire, e, or in any other suitable and obvious manner. Into the lower end of this pipe D is inserted the pipe projecting from the top of F and confined by means ofthe string or wire f, orin any other suitable man- I16I. Thus, as this pipe D is flexible, it fol. lows that the top of the measure F will always be level, so as to measure correctly, whether the cask be horizontal or tipped (in any direction, and whether the faucet be intime all dust and insects will be effectually excluded.

Answering thus the double purpose of a measure and tunnel, excluding "dust and inas to measure correetly,whatever way the cask or its faucet may be inclined, the utility and eEo. A. KEENE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM M. KIMBALL,

can be seen, andfli arefthe graduations, indi-i eating pints, quarts, 8tc.

PUTTING PETTINGELL, Jr.

serted with accuracy or not, while at the same sects, and being, moreover, self-adjusting, so'

convenience of my improvement must be ob- 

